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I'm 5"5"
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I invited J.C. to stand next to me at the board party bash (see his previous height comments) -- you can stand on my other side (see my previous height comment) ;)

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Technically 5' 9.50"; rounding scientifically it's 5' 10" (and my hair surely takes up the slack anyway).
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My height exactly! I say 5' 10" for my drivers license though....gets it's a power trip thing for me ;)

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My height exactly! I say 5' 10" for my drivers license though....gets it's a power trip thing for me ;)
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Too bad! You missed being "cuddley" by a good 4-6 inches! :'( ::)

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I just like Wicked Lester.  ;D  The height thing doesn't make a difference one way or the other!  :)

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Amen!  Well, pretty much.  I don't care much about height....except for dancing!  When you're a female my height, beggars can't be choosers.

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I'm guessing a "how much do you weigh" thread just wouldn't have had the same response as this one is getting...  :-X

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ROFL you got that right!     :D

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No shame, IG!  Now that's nice and cuddly!    :-*

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Wow, 6'5"?  That's awesome!  Tall men are the greatest.  Do you like tall women?
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Tall women are fine, but so are short ones! My wife is 5'9" ish, but before I married I dated shorter and taller. I guess being as tall as I am I never paid height that much attention, since I was taller than everyone I dated anyway.

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I just like Wicked Lester.  ;D  The height thing doesn't make a difference one way or the other!  :)

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Aww... thanks Darla!

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more than 12 inches...oh, tall....I mean 6'3"
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LMAO!!! Nice visual you have just given me!

Tall men, short men, so many men, so little time..... ;)

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I invited J.C. to stand next to me at the board party bash (see his previous height comments) -- you can stand on my other side (see my previous height comment) ;)
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Well thanks Z !  :)

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I am 5'9" or 5'10", which is extremely tall for someone my age (just turned 13)...
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WHOA!!!! You must eat your Wheaties!!! :)

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I am 5'9" or 5'10", which is extremely tall for someone my age (just turned 13)...
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Swap you, Junior...

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I'm 5'4", but my Arrogant Bastard ego pushes me to gigantic levels :) Apropos of small animals... Tasmanian devils and wolverines are really nasty.

Tarzan Boy
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Oh dear! I would invite you to stand by my side at the board party bash also, but both my sides are filled already! :o Now where oh where could I put you.....? ;)

Zella (happily collecting all the small cuddley ones ;D )

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My Drivers License says I'm 166centremetres.
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Okay, let's see, divide by 10 and multiply by 3.9....

Ooooooh! Another cuddley one for my collection! My collection is growing so large that soon there will be no room in... I mean on.... my shelf.... ;)

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I'm 5' 10".

Shortest male in my family, all others are at least 6'.  I had to inherit half my body features from my Mom.  Only size 9 1/2 feet, shorter height, ski slope nose....
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You may be the shortest male in your family but 5'10" is definitely not short!  That's not a bad height at all for a guy! ;)

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You may be the shortest male in your family but 5'10" is definitely not short!  That's not a bad height at all for a guy! ;)
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Yeah !!  >:(

(Good comeback huh ?)  ::)

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Yeah !!  >:(

(Good comeback huh ?)  ::)
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Now remember: think cuddly, think cuddly... :-*

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5'4" :-[End Quote

Me 2, along with TB and Bobo ( and anyone else who I may have missed out by my quick scan :) -  so don't be ashamed!

I've started seeing a lad who's 6'2" and I think I'll be wearing heels next time we meet up! :)

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... but it's quite different to be a petite female than just some short short man (dude! That song is stuck in my head now :P ). Seriously, I don't think anyone knows the true depths of being... different... from the rest as when one is vertically challenged, which also makes it hard - extremely hard - to have any luck with the opposite sex and possibly in social circumstances, in general (at least in my case). What's worse about being a gamma-type male is that I am conscious and aware...

Tarzan Boy
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Yes! You TELL 'em! ;)

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... but it's quite different to be a petite female than just some short short man (dude! That song is stuck in my head now :P ). Seriously, I don't think anyone knows the true depths of being... different... from the rest as when one is vertically challenged, which also makes it hard - extremely hard - to have any luck with the opposite sex and possibly in social circumstances, in general (at least in my case). What's worse about being a gamma-type male is that I am conscious and aware...

Tarzan Boy
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Now I'm the flip side of the coin,It was hard being very tall and shy as a female when I was at school.I love it now but for years I slouched along shoulders hunched and only wore flat shoes.I think the worse aspect is that everyone did, and still does assume that I am incredibly organised,practical and capable of anything.I guess you can only be a helpless fluffy female when you're tiny and petite ! ;D

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... but it's quite different to be a petite female than just some short short man (dude! That song is stuck in my head now :P ). Seriously, I don't think anyone knows the true depths of being... different... from the rest as when one is vertically challenged, which also makes it hard - extremely hard - to have any luck with the opposite sex and possibly in social circumstances, in general (at least in my case). What's worse about being a gamma-type male is that I am conscious and aware...

Tarzan Boy
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Aloha TB !

You are the man !  Eloquently put and not a word out of place, even for the last bit.

I have gone blue in the face over the years trying to convince people of the unseen obstacles that smaller-statured people (I understand that is the correct PC term, as if I actually give a ****) face.

I am just so glad to hear someone else say it.

My favourite situation is to be at work (I work for a company which has an 89% female staff) and hear a conversatioin along the lines of "Oh, my man/a man just has to be big and strong, and have lots of muscles...".  Now I don't mind people having their preferences, but I find just slightly more than a tad insensitive to say such things out loud near someone who can NEVER change to be like that.

Bless you TB, for saying well what I have just said badly....

FB  ;)

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Aloha TB !

You are the man !  Eloquently put and not a word out of place, even for the last bit.

I have gone blue in the face over the years trying to convince people of the unseen obstacles that smaller-statured people (I understand that is the correct PC term, as if I actually give a ****) face.

I am just so glad to hear someone else say it.

My favourite situation is to be at work (I work for a company which has an 89% female staff) and hear a conversatioin along the lines of "Oh, my man/a man just has to be big and strong, and have lots of muscles...".  Now I don't mind people having their preferences, but I find just slightly more than a tad insensitive to say such things out loud near someone who can NEVER change to be like that.

Bless you TB, for saying well what I have just said badly....

FB  ;)
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Well said that man! but we are not all like that I get fedup with those kinds of girly conversations to and I bet if you met their other halves they would be no such thing!! As to the height obstacle thing I have one too! It's vertically challenged people walking down the street with an umbrella! I have nearly lost an eye on many ocassions and having a soaking umbrella shoved in your face or up your nose is not pleasant.Mind you I wait for the day when I am old enough to have a shopping trolley on wheels so I can ram people out of the way and run peoples feet over,oh the power of little old ladies bwahahaha.

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Well said that man! but we are not all like that I get fedup with those kinds of girly conversations to and I bet if you met their other halves they would be no such thing!! As to the height obstacle thing I have one too! It's vertically challenged people walking down the street with an umbrella! I have nearly lost an eye on many ocassions and having a soaking umbrella shoved in your face or up your nose is not pleasant.Mind you I wait for the day when I am old enough to have a shopping trolley on wheels so I can ram people out of the way and run peoples feet over,oh the power of little old ladies bwahahaha.
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Well said also Gis.....

When I have a grizzle I'm aware that I tend to generalise, and I don't mean to do so.

If you don't take this the wrong way  ;D I would love to be able to poke your eye out with an umbrella....maybe if you got down on your knees  ;)

Ooh, little old ladies, they are the scariest opponents of all.... :-/

FB  :D

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Well said also Gis.....

When I have a grizzle I'm aware that I tend to generalise, and I don't mean to do so.

If you don't take this the wrong way  ;D I would love to be able to poke your eye out with an umbrella....maybe if you got down on your knees  ;)

Ooh, little old ladies, they are the scariest opponents of all.... :-/

FB  :D
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I think we can all over generalize I know I'm guilty of it anyway.

As to the umbrella you just try it buster!  ;D

More than the shopping trolley I want that purple rinse!

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And stop asking me to change your light bulbs too, while we're at it!!!
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If I asked you, would you change a light bulb for me??  ;)

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If I asked you, would you change a light bulb for me??  ;)
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I'm sure I would!  ;D

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It's not the height that makes the man.  Remember that, FB. ;)
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I agree! ;)

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Although I prefer to date taller men, I've dated some wonderful guys who were average height.  It's not the height that makes the man.  Remember that, FB. ;)
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I agree! ;)
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There you are now Fuss/Tarzanboy we are all telling you!

You obviously get a better class of woman on these boards!! ;D ;D
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Well you are all too kind and I thank you for your comments, and I tend to agree with your closing sentiments, Gis... :)

Nat, re It's not the height that makes the man....  I have no trouble with that concept and probably not surprisingly you would find, tend to push that concept myself.

However, when you are in the traditional role of the pursuer, an adolescene followed by an adulthood of trying to make the first move is difficult when you feel (sometimes as a result of other's comments) you are at an inbuilt disadvantage.

I'm not even going to go into some of the more specific feedback I have had.  :-[ >:(

A poor South African analogy would be to suggest I am a victim of Apart-Height (my apologies to those who are familiar with the British comedy, The Goodies)  :D

I am also conscious of not wanting to turn the thread into a tall versus not so tall argument.  Both virtues have their own problems that come with them.

I am quite happy with who and what I am - my point is I suppose that I wish a lot of the people who passed me over (both literally and figuratively  ::)) had taken the trouble to look at the person inside, rather then base a decision on a criteria which is non-negotiable....


Fussy (not me though  ;))


PS  Lester, just a thought....I may be able to fit into a sports car, but that doesn't mean I can reach the pedals comfortably  ;)

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Hey girls... you forgot one important point...

Smaller men are more manageable and it is for instance easier to throw them down onto the b.... oh never mind! :-X ;) ;D
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Or put them over your knee......... ;D

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PS  Lester, just a thought....I may be able to fit into a sports car, but that doesn't mean I can reach the pedals comfortably  ;)


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Touche, Fuss!!  ;D

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Just remember that we are all the same size lying down ;)
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yeah,that's true.I heard you gain an inch the time you get out
of bed.Is that true???

howard :)

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about 5"8 barefoot
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last trip to the doc I measured just over 5'9.....guess I am still growing....or maybe the extra 220 pounds I had lifted off my shoulders last year is letting me stand tall again!

(that extra weight would be my soon to be ex...in case you didn't figure it out!)

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or maybe the extra 220 pounds I had lifted off my shoulders last year is letting me stand tall again!

(that extra weight would be my soon to be ex...in case you didn't figure it out!)
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Does that mean that I will get a little bit taller too??  ;D

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A lot of people in here have posted their pictures on the boards, but you really can't tell one's height from a photo.  

I'll start...


I'm 5'9"
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im 5'10

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There you are now Fuss/Tarzanboy we are all telling you!

You obviously get a better class of woman on these boards!! ;D ;D
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Hahaha. It's funny to read these old posts.

You mean the same girls who said only tall men can make them "feel safe" and who also wrote about the idea of having a "bad height for a guy," now state it doesn't matter? Hey, it's okay. I understand. We all have our preferences. It's a T&A world out there and females play it just the same as males. We live by biological rules... there was no need to save face by making patronizing comments.

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about 5"8 barefoot
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I am not just 'about', I am 5' 8" barefoot.  ;)

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im 5'10
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correction when i went to the doctor today it turned out that im actually 5'9

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You probably did CatwomanofV. I brought this thread forward so new members could join in.  :)

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You probably did CatwomanofV. I brought this thread forward so new members could join in.  :)
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NP-I was just wondering if I was having a "senior moment."  ;)


Cat

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I thought that I posted on this before-maybe it was another one with the same title.

I am 5'2" soaking wet. Yes, the best gifts come in small packages.  ;)  I like my height. It is "purr"fect. A sent a pic of DC and myself to a friend (and you know who you are,  ;D) who asked if he was tall or if I was short. I said, "Both." He is 6ft.



Cat
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Actually I'm 6'1'', but what's an inch between friends?  Well, I guess it could be a lot.  ;)

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Actually I'm 6'1'', but what's an inch between friends?  Well, I guess it could be a lot.  ;)
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Ok, so I was off an inch. You are still WAY taller than I am.



Cat

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Last time I responded to this I was 5'6"!  I'm about 5'9" now!!
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Hey !  No fair !   ;D

I was 5'5" then and I still am !  >:(

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Im only 5'5...

at least Im taller than Cat  ;)
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That's not to hard to do. Most people are-except one of my sisters-At least I'm not the shrimp of the family (just the second in line.)



Cat

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That's not to hard to do. Most people are-except one of my sisters-At least I'm not the shrimp of the family (just the second in line.)



Cat
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Im probably the shortest of the normal heighted people I know who are my age...there are a few shorter, but they're extremely short...

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I am 5'9" or 5'10", which is extremely tall for someone my age (just turned 13)...
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I'm 14 and i'm almost 6'3".